This is something I didn't expect - re sexual abuse allegations

Publicist Max Clifford has been arrested by police investigating sexual abuse claims against Jimmy Savile, it has emerged.The 69-year-old is being held by detectives working on Operation Yewtree, a probe into historic sex offences.

Re: This is something I didn't expect - re sexual abuse allegations

I Suspect there will be some cases where the police decide not to go ahead with some cases due to insufficient evidence, this could well wreck the lives of anyone put in that position if they were innocent.The danger here is that anyone with a grievance against someone could make allegations of incidents that took place years ago knowing full well the damage that would do to that person.In recent years we have seen several school teachers suspended and facing a full enquiry as a result of allegations made by a pupil only for it to be shown such allegations were untrue.This will not be the last of the People whose names will appear in the press over such allegations.

Re: This is something I didn't expect - re sexual abuse allegations

Probably with a change in the law to protect those innocent of any charges having their names and reputations dragged through the mud.As has already been suggested many times for alleged rapists who end up proven innocent but trashed by the press.